BADINERIE by Bach: How to play | Team Recorder
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- The 'Badinerie' from Bach's Orchestral Suite in B minor is a really well known piece, and great fun to play! It comes with a range of challenges: which key to choose, awkward fingerings, high notes, dodgy editions, and rushing tempo... all if which I will attempt to help you with :)
Backing track in A minor, in 4 tempi, produced by Stephen Pearce: • Badinerie accomp Am JS...
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I used the following sheet music, available for free download at imslp:
A minor version (soprano recorder)
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B minor version (alto recorder)
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In this video I play on:
a boxwood 442 soprano by Mollenhauer
a resin 442 alto by Vincent Bernolin
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Thanks TH-cam recommendations... I dont even play recorder, but i will watch this now
I’ve played in an only recorder orquestra as a soprano soloist since I was 12 , for more tan 10 years and this song drove so me completely mad that I almost quit playing, until today is still the most difficult piece I have ever played. When people tell me recorder is easy I always play this and prove them wrong
Me too. Badinerie on my alto, in original (B-minor) pitch. Sometimes, when I was invited as a guest... And they know me just an electrical engineer and computer nerd... and someone tries to play a recorder like ... Like Mr.Bean ... "Gimme' that toy instrument... " ... badinerie played in tempo ... "woow" :-)))
i'm trying to learn this right now on the flute and i'm ripping my hair off, i think this is one of the pieces that everyone wants to play at least once and with good reason, top tier music composition
@@thpeti VERY NICE party trick :D
@@vite1968 Thanks. Now the party trick is to be extended with the Wellerman sea shanty variations...
4:55 best explanation ever LOL
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@@rnregan BRO I JUST CANE TO THIS ACCOUNT HAHAHAHAH
@@denissuzi6949 yes i like cane too
@@denissuzi6949 im also typing this reply so it would notify you :P
I'm German and you pretty much nailed the pronunciation of Badinerie, even the R! Loving your videos. Never subscribed to a channel so fast!
Sarah you are an amazing presenter / teacher / demonstrator, you make us understand those difficult musical maths in such an easier way 👍👍👍
Aww thanks!
just found my opa's old flute in the basement, you're channel is an absolutw godsend. Thank you for your hard work and for allowing me to reconnect with my roots.
Thanks, Sarah Jeffery for publishing this, I mean it. As a mere amateur player, I have spent years practicing the wrong scores and your videos finally allowed me to make some progress. Covid-19 is a little easier to digest by playing the Badinerie! You really are democratizing the musical knowledge to the mortals.
I think Bach's flute stuff must be like 99% of why people buy voice flutes. :-)
Thanks mr Bach
True
@@xDamage69 hhhhhhhhhhhģghh
that's correct in my case
Great pedagogy for ANY wind instrument. Well done!
Sarah, all I can ever think of to say here in the comments is: You are amazing!!! Your videos are so helpful and you are so articulate. Many, many thanks.
Thank you 🙏🏼
I learned the Minuet that precedes the Badinerie. I need to improve my skills before diving into this one haha
Thank you very much for your videos. You have inspired me to continue the practice of this marvelous instrument!
I’am 40 years old, and I play the recorder... great channel thank you for the video’s !!!
Thanks Sarah, so interesting and informative. As always, it's incredible how much you teach in a short video! I'd like to see you incorporate the 'pick-up-put-down' method into a concert performance, just for an extra flourish, LOL
MY HEROINE!! Love your ability to teach and explain. Stan Guy, Dallas, TX USA
@Stan Guy hello to another Dallas recorder person. Join us at Dallas Recorder Society for some playing sometime. Love Sarah's vids.
Thank you so much for posting this, I really want to learn this wonderful piece!
Arranging this to recorder was in my mind since a lot oftime, I like to play it in F minor because that's the lowest key that it can be played on a soprano recorder and I find that version pretty easy.
Very nice playing and a wonderful presentation. A few comments (I’m a traverso player who also plays recorder). It’s likely that the piece was originally composed in A minor with a violin as the soloist. There are signs of this on the autograph parts. Second, the passage in the Badinerie with the E-sharp-F-sharp alteration is awkward and hard to tune on the traverso, very unidiomatic. The rest of the piece isn’t difficult to play on traverso but that one passage is a killer, especially the tempo is really fast (it is a badinerie, after all, and doesn’t need to go as extremely fast as some people play it, especially on modern flute.
Hey, Sarah!! First, you are an inspiration for me as a musician. I am a violinist but all your videos I've seen have given me a lot.
And as a violinist I'd like to opine about Framco's transcription. He used to wirte a lot of violin cadenzas (his famous are mostly for Mozart's violin concertos) and it is always something sort of virtuosistic, so for a violinist that kind of fits, but I do think his arrangement for this Bach's piece is exaggerated as a baroque piece, but is more of a violinistic virtuoso approach, almost turning that into a show off piece
I am completely enjoying your recorder videos! I played oboe decades ago and thought the recorer would be fun for homeschooling lessons. It has been so much more fun because your videos really have helped me moving along in remember what to do and to feel inspired to search out more I can do! (No the Badinerie yet!! lol) Thank you!!
Never have I thought that TTTTTHING could ever sound good
Beautifully done as ever.
Congratulations! One day I will be able to play this beautiful song!Thank you!
The entire suite is already in B Minor, so if you wanted to perform this on recorder, and still stay true to the original you could use different recorders:
1. Overture - Tenor Recorder.
2. Rondeau - Tenor (But you can use an Alto if you want.)
3. Sarabande Tenor (Again you could use alto.)
4. Bourée - Tenor
5. Polonaise - Alto (Only use Tenor or Sorano if you are comfortable with the extended range)
6. Minuet - Tenor
7. Battinerie - Alto
I'd alternate between instruments, just because I think that's a fun thing to do.
(I'm by no means an expert, I only own a resin Yamaha Soprano and Alto, I still need to get a Tenor and Bass recorder).
cooool tip
@@PKLevel99 I think Salieri would also agree...
You could also use a voice flute for the badinerie, it would fit exactly
Hi. What a cool explanation. I used to play the recorder as a kid (in a very VERY amateur level) but I still keep my recorders (a soprano and an alto). Then I studied piano and composition (but..well...I'm not doing music right now...). Anyway, I really enjoyed your video and loved your accent (I'm not a native english speaker). Greetings from Caracas, Venezuela.
Ohhh I love this suite so much!! I play Minuet movement in daily practice (actually the only movement I've learn) but Badinerie is like one of my desires 😍
I learned this a number of years ago, I think it was for an exam maybe... surprised I can't remember whether it was that or not, but my teacher was certainly keen on me doing it! Great advice here for getting it awesome. I should pick it up again because it really is a fabulous piece.
Really enjoyed this. Love this piece with Bach it’s so beautiful. I don’t play the flute or the recorder (play the guitar) but very much liked your approach. Thanks a lot.
You're right. It suits the soprano frecorder in A minor. But the alto recorder better suits D minor. Better fingering and intonation. Besides, in B minor on an alto recorder it sounds too low. In D minor, it will sound louder and brighter.
Straordinaria e sempre chiarissima!
Complimenti! 👏👏👏
Oh man those 64th notes or whatever the three flagged ones are my nemesis
Thank you for the video.
I like your new style.🔥
The bottom curls of your hair with its semi-wet looks, spacing of hairs at the forehead region, and also the eyes all make you gorgeous. Everything in the video is aesthetically awesome. 👌
Huge fan,
With lots of love from Kerala, India.
The Famous Difficult Bit. I'm determined to conquer it. Thanks for the great tips.
Thanks, Sarah! You know, some of those tips are actually helping me on piano ;)
I played this last year, it's very useful though
Thanks for the video
I would say just WOW. with my full respect from south Korea.
Eres la mejor y mas profesional de la flauta... Besos😘
This piece is probably too advanced for me right now, but the tips you give are useful even for easier pieces. Thank you!
The sexiest piece of music ever written
Thank you for sharing, you play so well, I'm going to try it out ❤❤❤
Take care and God bless!
Hi Sarah, at the moment, I am working a version of the Badinerie for three recorders (SAT) of Martin Nitz, published by Moeck ZfS 704. it is in fact an arragement of only a part of the Badinerie but really fun to play ... and not really easy. Continue your videos, even the old onces can be interesting .
Pretty nice video ! I love this music.
On a recorder...😲 Bravo! Well done
Thank you, Sarah!
This is so great!! I've always wanted to play this piece, and I'm hoping this will be the inspiration I'll need to finally learn it!!
Thanks, Sarah. This is very useful!!
There is a great recording of this piece by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble with their tuba player (John Fletcher,I think) playing the lead.
A must hear
Wwww, c'est vraiment tres cool.
Merci beaucoup pour ton partage 😘😘😘❤️
Although the instrument I play is the violin, I find this video very interesting (I have all the Vivaldi concerti for recorder in cd).Your video is full of information I didn't know .Thanks!
The tip you gave in 3:11 is exactly the same that I do and used a lot for this piece
Very nice lessens. Thank you.
Badinerie played by the flute sounds like little birds that are talking and singing...
Cool Video! I am learning now the Menuet et Badinerie❤️❤️ I LOVE IT
Thanks for the Video, becauss i must learn alot for the fast part😬😁
Greetings from Switzerlaaanddd❤️❤️
Muchas gracias por tu clase la hiciste muy simpática y tocas muy bien FELICIDADES.
Thank you a looot for alto part!
Forget the lesson I just enjoyed hearing you play it.
sarah!!! I love u!! you so perfect teacher!!!!!!!!
Saludos desde Tláhuac México; más videos como este, gracias.
Did not know you could do it. I miss my old silver flute.
You are amazing
I am from Santiago de Chile
I have believed all my life that this piece was made for recorder.
Very well explained & taught,-nice girl too!
Amazing!
If you play it on the alto it´s very beautiful and comfortable in c minor! (practising right now....) (having fun) :D
Sarah! Thank you for this fantastic video. I would like to get this piece. It is beautiful! By the way, I am playing easier pieces to the recorder because I am a beginner. However I am playing the Tenor Recorder in the C clef, the Alto Recorder in the G clef playing the E lowest note (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8) in the space of the thirth lower line, the Soprano Recorder in the brand new D clef and the Sopranino in the brand new A clef. Greetings from Tijuana!
Amazing explanation...I would like see you playing the whole piece in slow way...in order to watch perfectly each note...and your fingers in the recorder....It would be nice as well...greeting from Bogota¡¡
Amazing class thank you
Very useful even for an old sax player.
Great and useful. Thanks to this video, I am having good progress with BWV 1067 (using alto, H moll). Running a bit out of topic, but still talking about H-moll....what about a video on BWV 1030, with a special focus at the fugue (third movement)? I am studying it still with the alto, using the original key signature... It's driving me crazy, it's as wonderful as difficult. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Can you please do a video about Polonaise from Orchestral Suite No. 2 by Bach?
with e minor fingerings and a sixth flute you can play it on the original key :)
so are you reading the music as though playing an alto? I thought that you could just play the alto as though playing the soprano in a minor, then the high B becomes an E etc, but the entire piece is lower in pitch of course, except no difficult fingerings.
@@honeychurchgipsy6 with a d recorder you can read the original flute part in bass clef with alto fingerings (taking two sharps out) that will sound in the original flute key. so for instance if you have to perform with strings, no arrangement is needed.
THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I used to play a lot of hymns on the piano and hated sharps. I would transpose the hymns to use flats. It took me years to realize I was transposing. I have no idea what key they were originally in or what key I was transposing them to, but it became automatic after a while. I would rather play 5 flats than 2 sharps (or whatever).
It is one of the ringtones on the Nokia 5125 (one of the nokia bricks)
Was present on 3310 as well, I guess it could be found on any Nokia phone (before Windows)
You'll have to do a little 'corder lesson on Handel's *The Harmonious Blacksmith* . That would be fun! ;D
I would like to point out that the version in B minor (see link) presents two errors in the second sixteenth note at bar 18 and 37
I love
OMG you´re BEAUTIFUL and also you play beautiful.
I'm just learning Badinerie for the second day on my alto recorder, and my hand hurts :-)
But it such a beautiful piece, I have to.
Thanks
I've been waiting forever for this Sarah!!! I had to study Bach's Second French Suite for my GCSE Music back in the early 90s. I've always wanted to learn this on Recorder. Do you know what level this piece is in terms of Graded performance exams?
Be my teacher, please! 😘 I have no clue btw. 😅 Just felt like it when I saw your way to explain it.
I play the viola and this is exactly how my teacher tells me to practice :)
Thanks for this video! Question: can you recommend a finger drills book to level up my technique? Kind of like Hanon for piano. Thank you
Thanks So much Am greatfull
Thank you so muchhh 7w7
Cool awesome video Sarah thanks for sharing! Can you please tell me what notes you play for the opening part thank you
Has a mint green soprano recorder
Thaaaaank youuuu so muchhhh , i hope you can teach us how to play Csardas too 💙🙏🌟
Im a flutist and i cant play these piece well as you are:) its quite complicted to play, fingerings,
your hair looks good!!!!!
Thanks! Embracing the curl!
Sei meravigliosamente meravigliosa...😍
But with the alto, if you want B minor to come out, you have to transpose the notes in F sharp minor, do you transpose on the fly with the score in B minor?... Answer: finger positions are renamed - I'm reading a transcription in F sharp minor for the horns in F :-)
why not play in d minor with the alto recorder?
Love it!
If you play on a voice flute in the original key, the fingering will be exactly the same as you play the soprano A minor version.
@@notforsharing : That's what I thought. Awesome!
The minuet that comes before it is actually easier for beginners
The original key for flute also uses a lot of high C-sharps, not fun if you're on soprano and need to cover the bell!
what kind of music you should be playing well to try to take Badinerie? (i finished both sweet pipes books and monkemeyer book 1 - everything on soprano, is it enough or it's too hard for me yet?)
9:36 those triple flagged notes (64th?) are they played articulated or legato? If articulated how???
All very interesting and the girl is really smart.
However, a question arises spontaneously: why play non-original music when a beautiful repertoire for recorders abounds?
I have a lot of input about this question, though I have to say I really dislike being referred to as ‘the girl’…
wow, how did you make the sounds so clear and short? this is amazing
its tonguing. you kinda tap hardly on your palate with the tip of your tongue